All Emirates customers travelling in any of the airline's three cabin classes on outbound African flights will now benefit from the increase in free baggage allowance based on the piece concept (individual piece of luggage).
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Hundreds of Aluminium Bahrain (Alba) staff protested again outside the smelter yesterday over the alleged scrapping of an annual BD20 ($52) allowance.
They gathered for an hour from 5.30am before reporting for work, said a report

Budget allocation to employee allowances and benefits continues to rise across the Gulf states, according to the latest GCC Allowances and Benefits Survey conducted by Aon Hewitt, the global talent, retirement and health solutions business of Ao

Nearly a quarter of all companies in Dubai aim to raise their schooling allowance for employees in the coming year, with one in five of those in Abu Dhabi intending to do the same, said a survey conducted by global human resources consultancy, M

Talks on additional benefits for disabled Bahrainis and their families were put on hold yesterday due to disagreements at the Shura Council.
A committee in charge of reviewing the amendments is backing MPs'

More than a quarter of all workers in Abu Dhabi and Dubai are set to receive housing allowance increases in the coming year, according to a survey.
Global human resources consultants Mercer’s ‘Spot Survey on Housing Al

Bahrain has finalised lists of pensioners eligible for the newly-introduced pay rises, following directives from the Prime Minister.
Those with pensions below BD700 will get a monthly rise of BD75 and those with salaries between B

Bahrain has agreed to increase payouts to around 100,000 needy families in an attempt to end the seven-month impasse on the national budget, a report said.
Breadwinners with an income less than BD1,000 ($2,618) will be eligible to

A proposal to pay BD30 ($80) monthly allowance for each of the first four children under the age of 18 will be discussed by parliament at Tuesday's session.
Parliament's financial committee has already approved the proposal aiming to help